Resort Lighting Is A Reflection Of Luxury
Author: Russell Neal
Lighting is a reflection of luxury. It combines the Universal,
the functional, and the aesthetic in a phenomenon that is both a
science and an art. Resort lighting represents the highest level
of sophistication found in the lighting design services
industry, representing a synthesis of multiple disciplines
applied in such a fashion as to separate and elevate the
experience of a luxury resort to the level of the timeless and
the impeccable.
Commercial resort landscape lighting is rapidly rising in
demand and popularity as management teams realize the need to
showcase the entirety of a property as a single point of
differentiation from the world of daily life. Light is an
absolutely essential component to resort design, being essential
to clear visibility of the grounds at twilight and nighttime
hours.
It bears noting at this point that truly superior resort and
hotel lighting must address interior facilities with equal
attention to detail and finesse as that paid to the external
layout of the grounds themselves. Without this, the uniqueness
of the experience will diminish when guests enter the building.
Every element of the resort must be addressed as a unique,
individual component of an interconnected whole. The restaurant
is set apart for romance, conversation, and sublime escape from
the mediocrities of ordinary life. The banquet hall is both
decorated and illuminated with lighting themes that invite to
celebration. Layered landscape and architectural lighting arrays
emphasize the multi-dimensional elements of natural beauty
blended with the finest human engineering and design. Pathways,
outdoor dining areas, boardrooms, tennis courts, and even
parking lots are both lit for safety and decorum, contributing
like strands in a web of light to the exclusive world that
resort lighting creates.
A balanced, systematic, and truly holistic resort lighting
design creates this type of harmony between natural,
architectural, decorative, and activity themes in every single
element of all indoor and outdoor points of interest.
The key to creating this lighting-as-experience phenomenon lies
in a wider selection of top-grade, commercial equipment that
enable us to create more levels of light than competing firms
deliver. Many landscapers, for example, blend only two levels of
light to illuminate trees and pathways. Some vendors, however,
exceed these standards with proprietary equipment that allows
them to create additional layers of luminary embellishment to
landscaping features.
This involves studying both the landscape and the architecture
of the facility to determine common angles of incident between
man-made designs and natural formations. This allows us to
subsequently unite buildings with landscapes in a manner that
results in a more aesthetic presentation of the entire property.
It is also necessary for the design firm to create clear
visibility through indoor windows into greenways and atriums on
the other side of the glass. Again, layered lighting and
superior knowledge of architectural angles of incidence are
required to accomplish this delicate balance without generating
excess glare that can distort the view. Normally, this level of
knowledge is only obtained by lighting companies who form
strategic partnerships with architectural firms and who cross
train their employees in the basics of building design. This
creates an awareness of certain critical elements of building
interiors, special facilities, dining areas, and meeting rooms
that a firm that specializes in lighting only seldom, if ever,
notices.
It also helps for a resort lighting vendor to have an
above-average knowledge of fine art lighting and design. Any
resort serious about contracting fine art lighting and design
services should first make certain the vendor they select has an
equivalent knowledge of lighting and automation controls, as the
equipment used for art lighting requires both precision
adjustment and the ability for quick and simple end-user
interface.
Every resort lighting theme is unique and individualized to the
particular location and nature of both the property and the
corporate brand. The best outcomes are achieved in consultation
and partnership between resort managers and lighting vendors who
recognize the need for a high level of custom planning and
ongoing consultation and partnership in order to achieve a truly
lasting, and superior, presentation at the end of the day.
About The Author: Illuminations lighting and Design blend fours
layers of light to emphasize trees, vegetations break points,
fountains, lakes, decorative fixtures and statuaries, and
pathways and outdoor dining areas. ILD also uses specialty
equipment for fine art lighting. Visit
http://www.illuminationslighit
